The two made contact and both ran off the track. Ocon finished 13th to Wehrlein's P14.

"I was on a different strategy, had more pace at the end," the Frenchman explained.

"I went to the outside but he didn't leave any space, so we collided, I had to go off track.

"This race, all the overtakes I did, someone crashed into me. [Kevin] Magnussen crashed into me at the start, then [Felipe] Nasr when I was on the outside of him, he turned into me… and Pascal is the same, he didn't leave me space, he locked up.

"There was a lot of damage everywhere on the car, but I didn't lose so much downforce, so it was alright."

Wehrlein was surprised by his team-mate's comments.

"I didn't leave him room on the outside?" he said.

"If he would watch to the right side, I think there was more than 100 metres left for him.

"I think the guy on the inside maybe didn't have enough room, but if it was him on the outside and he didn't have enough room, I don't know.

"Nothing happened, so in the end, we both went wide and cut the chicane."